Have you ever been to the beach on a hot summer day and wondered why the water feels so cool, but the sand feels so hot? There are a few factors that go into play and explain why certain ...

The 1 MW Sand Battery will be capable of storing up to 100 MWh of thermal energy – a capacity equivalent to almost one month of heating demand in the summer and one week of demand in Pornainen ...

The specific heat capacity of a substance is the amount of thermal energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 kg of the substance by 1°C. Different substances have different specific heat ...

Researchers from China have proposed to combine solar-air source heat pumps (SASHP) with sand-based thermal floor storage in rural clean heating renovation projects. “In rural areas where ...

There are different ways to determine the specific heat capacity of water. In this required practical activity it is important to: measure and observe the change in temperature accurately use the ...